REL 360 - The Religious History of Ireland

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La Salle University

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3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course explores the foundations of Ireland's religious history from its foundations in Celtic-Druidic religious practices through to its Christianization under Patrick and subsequent influence on Irish Catholicism, political conflicts, and cultural development. Students focus on how the more democratic monastic movement entered into conflict with the hierarchical Roman Church and the role Irish monasteries played as centers of culture and education from the dark ages to the medieval period. The course directs attention to the role a powerful Roman Catholicism played in the periods of persecution following the Reformation and in the struggle for independence from Great Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries. Finally, the course examines the decline of Catholic Church influence on politics through contemporary Ireland's emergence as an economic power, its confrontations with the "troubles" in Northern Ireland, and a budding anti-clericalism. As a Travel Study course, students journey to Ireland to see first hand the various sites that illustrate Ireland's impressive and diverse religious history and cultu

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lasalle.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 951-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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